British singer Sarah Harding, a member of the band Girls Aloud, died this Sunday at the age of 39 after fighting breast cancer for more than a year.
The artist made her illness public in 2020 and has been informing her followers of the progress of metastasis in recent months.
Harding's mother reported his passing through Instagram.
“It is with deep sadness that I share the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has unfortunately died.
Many of you will know of Sarah's battle with cancer and that she fought so hard from diagnosis until her last day.
It has been shut down peacefully this morning, ”he wrote.
Sarah Harding, center, with the rest of the Girls Aloud band, in February 2009. Joel Ryan / AP
Last March, Harding herself revealed in an excerpt, published in
The Times
newspaper
, of her memoir (
Hear Me Out
)
that he would not make it to Christmas 2021 alive. “I don't want an exact date.
I don't know why anyone would want to have it.
Not having pain as much as possible is the important thing for me now, ”Harding acknowledged at the time.
The singer admitted that publicly disclosing her diagnosis last summer was "scary", while she felt it was "the right thing to do."
In her last message in life, through social networks, Harding said she was "overwhelmed and happy" by the success of her latest song, of the same title as her memoir, after reaching number 1 on the list of downloaded songs. on iTunes.
Harding rose to fame in 2002 with the Girls Aloud group after participating in an ITV network contest,
The Rivals
, which made this band compete with another boy band, One True Voice. Harding and the other four Girls Aloud members topped the charts with their work
Sound of the Underground,
and conquered the UK top 10 charts with four of their five albums, earning Bono's respect. (U2) and Chris Martin (Coldplay), who declared themselves fans of the group. Following the band's disbandment in 2013, Harding focused on her acting career, returned to television shows, and musically made her solo debut with the single
Threads
in 2015
.
"I know she will be remembered not for her fight against this terrible disease, but for being a dazzling star," her mother wrote in her farewell.